OLAUpdate2005 The 8Rs

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OLAUpdate2005The 8Rs

• Wendy Newman
• Stephen Abram
• Kathleen DeLong

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Big Question

• Are there enough of us coming down the pipe to
  sustain our profession and our role in society?
• Are we (and they) prepared with the right skills
  and competencies?
• Can we do anything about t?

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The 8Rs

• The Future of Human Resources in Canadian
  Libraries was formally released on June 17, 2005
  by the 8Rs Research Team at the CLA Conference in
  Calgary.
• This report represents the culmination of nearly
  two years of intense research, including a survey
  of 461 library administrators and human resource
  managers, a survey of over 2,200 librarians and
  nearly 2,000 paraprofessionals, in-depth
  telephone interviews with 17 library
  administrators and 3 focus group sessions.
• A literature review and analyses of existing data
  were also conducted.

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The 8Rs

• The Future of Human Resources in Canadian
  Libraries
• http//www.ls.ualberta.ca/8rs/8RsFutureHRLibraries
  .pdf

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Sample Talent!

• Wendy Newman, Chair
• Stephen Abram, CLA past President, SirsiDynix,
  Co-Chair
• Anne Bailey, Toronto Public Library
• Jason Bird, Regina Public Library
• Fiona Black, Dalhousie University
• Claude Bonnelly, Université Laval
• Barbara Clubb, Ottawa Public Library
• Linda Cook, Edmonton Public Library
• Kathleen Delong, University of Alberta
• Holly Dewar, Toronto Public Library
• Ray Doiron, University of Prince Edward Island
• Judy Dunn, Faculty of Information Studies,
  University of Toronto (June 05)
• Yvonne Earle, Legislative Assembly, Nunavut
• Linda Foley, Hamilton Public Library
• André Gagnon, Regina Public Library
• Barbara Herd, Ottawa Public Library
• Karen Hildebrandt, Concordia University College
• Rebecca Jones, Professional Learning Centre,
  University of Toronto
• Mohammed Hosseini-Ara, Markham Public Library

• Janet Kaufman, University of Guelph
• Madeleine Lefebvre, St. Marys University
• Penny Logan, Canadian Health Libraries
  Association
• Carrol Lunau, Library and Archives Canada
• Murray McCabe, King Township Public Library
• Janine Miller, Law Society of Upper Canada
• Diane Mittermeyer, McGill University
• Tracey Palmer, Research in Motion
• Alain Roberge, Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
• Peter Rogers
• Esther Rosenfeld, Toronto District School Board
• Pam Ryan, University of Alberta
• Réjean Savard, Université de Montréal
• Catherine Steeves, University of Guelph
• John Teskey, University of New Brunswick
• Edel Toner-Rogala, Burnaby Public Library
  (invited)
• Vicki Whitmell, Ontario Legislative Assembly
• Don Butcher, Executive Director, CLA, ex officio

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The 8Rs

• Recruitment
• Retirement
• Retention
• Rejuvenation
• Repatriation
• Re-accreditation
• Remuneration
• Restructuring

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Is there an issue?

• Can we address it?

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Librarians need to understand that when we study
something to death ...

• Death was not our original goal!

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Ways to address the issue

• Ostriche
• Eyore
• Rabbit
• Turtle
• Grasshopper and the Ant

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The Goals

• Not just another study
• Action orientation
• Engage the whole range of sector participants
• Many hands make light work
• Creativity
• Partner with major provincial, specialized and
  national organizations

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